A panel discussion at the Word Christchurch festival involving four adventurous women
Four adventurous women discuss their lives with Miriama Kamo in the opener to the 2020 WORD Christchurch writers' festival
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A wide variety of conversations with expert guests recorded in front of audiences around Aotearoa.
Various RNZ presenters talk to smart people about their big ideas.
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Ben Brown delivers the 2020 Read NZ Pānui on youth justice and the power of words
In a powerful address, Lyttelton poet Ben Brown explores the impact of deprivation and cultural estrangement on generations of our boys, as well as the redemptive power of words.
Karyn Hay looks at both the challenges and rewards for a New Zealand musician in her 2020 Lilburn Lecture
The 2020 Lilburn Lecture is delivered by RNZ presenter and New Zealand music figure Karyn Hay exploring the reality of life for local musicians and songwriters. Recorded at the National Library.
Three experts discuss the role of photonics in measuring climate change
Kim Hill chairs panel discussion about the measurement of climate change with Prof. Donna Strickland, Dr Thomas Baer and Prof. David Hutchinson.
National, Labour, Greens candidates discuss arts policies for the 2020 General Election
An Election 2020 debate on the arts, with MPs from National, Labour and the Greens exploring their policy differences and similiarities. Miriama Kamo is in the chair.
Julia Roberts presents a world-wide media event – Nations United – on the UN’s development goals
Nations United explores the significance of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. In the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our world, it sets out what must be done.
John Bluck explores a life-long love of the movies in New Zealand
Writer John Bluck shares a very personal perspective on how moviegoing in New Zealand reflects our character, history and preoccupations.
John Bluck reads his series of essays about the pleasures of mowing the lawn
John Bluck explores the past, future, and current state of lawnmowing in a light-hearted but informative talk in six closely-cropped chapters.
Assoc. Prof Siouxsie Wiles on how glowing superbugs can help develop new medicines to fight infection
The University of Auckland's Assoc. Prof. Siouxsie Wiles explains how glowing superbugs help in the development of new medicines to fight infection. From Raising the Bar 2020.
Prof. Darl Kolb considers the impact of working from home during the Covid-19 lockdown
An informal talk from Prof. Darl Kolb about the experience of working from home, recorded during 2020's online version of the University of Auckland's Raising the Bar series.
An Atlas of Aotearoa is discussed by a panel at the 2020 NZ Festival of the Arts
Meng Foon talks with author Chris McDowall, and contributors Nadine Anne Hura and Veronika Meduna about an Atlas of Aotearoa in this highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Festival Writers' programme.
A year after the Christchurch terror attacks, a panel discussion considers the state of racism in NZ
12 months after the Christchurch terror attacks, Guled Mire chairs an NZ Festival discussion with Alison Whittaker and Nyadol Nyuon from Australia, and Anahera Gildea and Jack McDonald from Aotearoa.
Cardiac surgeon Samer Nashef discusses The Angina Monologues at the 2020 New Zealand Arts Festival
Cardiac surgeon Samer Nashef talks with Carl Shuker about risk, mistakes and how heart surgery has changed in this highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Festival writers' programme.
How we count women’s work is discussed at the 2020 New Zealand Arts Festival
Kristen Ghodsee and Marilyn Waring talk to Kathryn Ryan about the fight for valuing women's economic contribution to society - at the 2020 New Zealand Festival writers' programme.
Serhii Plokhy discusses his book Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy at the 2020 New Zealand Arts Festival
Serhii Plokhy argues that the catastrophe at Chernobyl was a nuclear disaster waiting to happen. He talks to Toby Manhire.
